Iwata is the one man who didn't do his job for money
matthewlynch
Whats really sad was one of the last things he did before his death was apologize for the dissapointing E3 2015. R.I.P
leetorry
In your heart you were a gamer! In my eyes you were a legend.
AmarMah
Iwata's still alive, he's just in the next World.
DanielTGaming
“On my business card, I am a corporate president. In my mind, I am a game developer. But in my heart, I am a gamer.”
toonspeed
Thank you mister iwata for developing the Wii.
I remember, I was 6.
My dad got into house with a wii. I was so happy.
I played with it all day long.
My parents did not have lots of money back then, we did not have enough money to go on vacation for 3 years straight.
My dad and mom were afraid i'd get bored.
But i was not a single second, thanks to my Wii.
I love every single thing Nintendo made....you are my hero. R.I.P :') </3
daMacadamBlob
He still leave us one last Bubble ¨Nintendo Switch¨ Thank you Mr. Iwata We miss you.
MarioEspinozaRivera
Some people will sneer at the thought of a CEO of a videogame company not doing the job for money but they need to go google it. The man handed millions of dollars worth of bonuses back when he felt he didn't deliver to fans what they expected, he took a pay cut so that Nintendo employees didn't lose their jobs, he apologised for their E3 2015 showing in a tweet which was from a hospital bed and he worked for the fans until his last day on Earth. Here's a great quote from Genyo Takeda - "The seeds that Mr. Iwata planted would one day grow into flowers that will make people around the world smile.” That flower was Switch and it's just surpassed 130 million hardware sales and is now the third best selling console in history. It needs just 15 million more sales to be the best selling console of all time. Thank you for everything and your final gift Mr.Iwata. RIP.
Polygonal_Sprite
Satoru Iwata would have turned 60 today.
Your efforts were not for nothing sir. They paid off. The Switch is a success and Nintendo is doing great.
But we all wish you were here to see it.
We know you are smiling down proudly from the next world. Thank you Mr. Iwata and happy 60th birthday.
futureshock
0:00 "I'm not going to cry..."
0:01 *cries*
AlexRosslerArt
Still watching this in 2024. A beautiful tribute to a passionate man.
MightyGazelle
The Nintendo Ninjas are cuttings onions over here
Hyuman
This hit me much harder than I thought it would.
Pikminiman
He wanted games to be one thing: fun, fun for everyone.
Rest In Paradise, our dear Satoru Iwata u.u
Thank You for so much you have given your fans throught the years.
TheLegend-zdmb
Two Years.
It's been almost two years since you've been gone, yet the gaming world goes on and on.
Soldiering on through an endless fight, some games successes, the others not quite right.
Yet one thing still remains tried and true, we never have forgotten you.
The man who kept a company alive, cut his own paycheck to help them survive.
Who had an idea for a new kind of machine, one with which you play along with a touchscreen.
Brought forth an evolution in how we game, changing some rules, yet others staying the same.
The memories you brought us, both good and bad, were some of the best times we'd ever had.
and the day that god decided it was time for you to go, that was truly what we'd show
through our tributes, gifts and utmost respect, for a man whom made a company once flawed so perfect.
And although again you may be gone, your legacy will continue on and on
In your heart you may have been a gamer, but to us you were a savior
A Savior of childhood memories once lost, discarded and blown away, like fragments of dust.
Yet one thing you'd never lost, in all of your years, was our trust as well as our tears,
for a Man whom had helped preserve something we held so near,
a company whose products helped fill our lives with cheer,
So I write this poem to pay respect, to a man whom helped make my life that bit more perfect.
Here's to you, Satoru Iwata, You may be gone no matter what we say, but I just wanted to get this out,
A few weeks before the day, the day one of our idols went away.
You left via a rainbow in the sky, and although we'd all sat down and cried, we truly knew why.
It was the final course, the final match, the final trial, and it had been coming for quite a little while,
We thank you for everything you've done, for the games you made were truly fun,
And although your time here may be done, to us you are still, and shall remain number one.
Thank you for everything, you wonderful man, you did everything that you knew you truly can.
Rest easy knowing that we all truly care, even if the fact is that you're no longer there.
Thank you, We do understand.
RIP Satoru Iwata, 1959-2015.
FritzVA
When you put your heart before your wallet, this is the kind of recognition you get from gamers. Although I've never been a Nintendo fan, I salute you, Iwata.
truehare
Here I am in 2020, spending my last day as mayor in New Leaf and it's bittersweet.
I know I'll be back some day, but for now I'm preparing to head off toward new horizons. So as a sit down at my town tree one last time, and see all the people who have come and gone over the last 7 years, I can't help but be thankful for all these beautiful memories. And while I know that the developers put their whole hearts of the game, they did it because they respected Mr. Iwata, and knew exactly what he expected.
He wasn't unreasonable. He just expected one thing.
Fun.
And that's what we got.
Every single time.
I can never repay this man for all the fun he's given me through all these years, and all the hard times his games have gotten me through, or how he inspires me every day to do what I love as a priority and to never settle for anything less than what I want to do with my life.
Thank you for so many years of beautiful memories, Mr. Iwata. You will be missed.
In your heart you were a gamer, but in my heart you will always be my hero.
redchiprenegade
An architect of our childhoods...
R.I.P. Mr. Iwata
TheSnorlax
Iwata san is not dead. He is living inside our mind through his creation.
What a legend.
amozcheng
Oh man I can't stop crying. I get emotional because Nintendo is my childhood, my life, knowing that Iwata was the main part of Nintendo, just make me want to meet him. but I never got the chance too
